Cost of living comparison
Paris is 18.5% more expensive than North Carolina.
If you lived in Paris instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 44.1% more for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Paris
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.06
|
$16.08
€15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
|
$12.86
€12.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
|
$4.09
€3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
|
$2.96
€2.80
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
North Carolina
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.48
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
|
$11.23
€10.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.46
|
$5.41
€5.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
|
$4.85
€4.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.77
|
$6.32
€5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.10
€1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
North Carolina
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
|
$7.65
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.89
|
$92.60
€87.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,400.31
|
$32,688.77
€30,902.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.36
|
$24.84
€23.48
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
North Carolina
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
|
$33.65
€31.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.81
|
$1,367.25
€1,292.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,294.23
|
$1,057.37
€999.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.82
|
$188.37
€178.08
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
North Carolina
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,254.70
|
$756.26
€714.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,128.75
|
$15,942.48
€15,071.35
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.09
|
$7.50
€7.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$4.31
€4.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.33
|
$13.40
€12.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.04
|
$36.48
€34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.35
|
$13.93
€13.17
|
|
pay 49.0% more for clothing
North Carolina
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.88
|
$103.81
€98.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.28
|
$46.57
€44.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.65
|
$111.54
€105.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
|
$148.98
€140.83
|
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